The Minns Labor Government is funding the production of over 1,000 green homes a year, with a $4.8 million dollars grant awarded to Green Timber Tech. The company based in Orange builds sustainable and affordable flat pack housing that can take only two days to build.
More than 50 new local jobs will be created in Green Timber Tech. Already, 8 new full time employees have been brought on, including two apprentices to focus on carpentry with technology.
The flat pack housing involves pre-building the walls, floor and roof of a house, ready to be transported and assembled onsite. Designed to support housing at scale, this model could be deployed for regional housing, community housing, disaster relief, school infrastructure and private dwellings.
The new homes will cut the carbon foot footprint of a house by more than 60%. All the wood used is regenerative plantation wood and high-tech manufacturing means minimum waste is generated.
The buildings are airtight, which means it takes less energy to heat and cool your home lower the cost to electricity bills.
Funding for this grant comes from the NSW Government's $480 million Net Zero Manufacturing Initiative.
Learn more about the Net Zero Manufacturing Initiative here: www.energy.nsw.gov.au/NetZeroManufacturing
Quote attributable to Minister for Energy, Penny Sharpe:
"This is a real win for Regional NSW with over 50 direct jobs created, and a real boost to adjacent workforces like transport, timber and trades.
"These homes are airtight, which means it's going to be cheaper to heat and cool your home all year round.
"We're not just funding sustainable homes, we're funding sustainable homes that you could build in a weekend. In the middle of a housing crisis, this is an opportunity we couldn't miss."
Minister for Housing Rose Jackson said:
"We're thrilled to be partnering with Green Timber Tech to build 32 new, sustainable social homes for people who need it most.
"This is another example of how innovation in modern manufacturing is supporting the delivery more homes, more quicky, right across New South Wales.
"By building homes in a factory environment, we can reduce the risk of weather delays and speed up delivery - that means more people into safe housing sooner."
Quote attributable to Green Timber Tech CEO, Pete Morrison, said:
"This investment is a major vote of confidence in regional manufacturing and modern construction.
"With the support of the NSW Government, we're scaling a low-carbon manufacturing hub in Orange that's designed to deliver the structural systems for more than 1,000 homes a year so we can create NSW homes faster, with greater certainty and using renewable timber.
"This funding allows us to move housing construction into a controlled factory environment, creating skilled regional jobs while helping NSW deliver homes at the speed and scale the state needs."
